The media is reporting that the Pope has justified the use of condoms.  This is of course untrue.  Not that anyone can figure that out from the headlines. Here's the real story.The following quote is from a new book based on interviews with the Pope.There may be a basis in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility, on the way toward recovering an awareness that not everything is allowed and that one cannot do whatever one wants.Notice that the Pope does not say that using a condom is good or acceptable much less that using a condom is justified.  All he is saying is that if a person decides to use a condom it might indicate that they are beginning their journey toward truth. Similarly I might say that if someone were very promiscuous and then started faithfully living with someone it might be the first step along the path to a...(Read Full Post)